CMS has strengthened its presence in Abu Dhabi by relocating partner Graham Conlon to its newly established office in the ADGM, thereby bolstering its offering in the region. Conlon is a prominent international M&A partner and...
Addleshaw Goddard has promoted 26 lawyers to partner, effective from May 1, 2024. Over half of those in the firm’s largest ever promotions round are women, taking the total number of partners across the international firm...
Lawyers On Demand (LOD), a Consilio company, has appointed Fatima Seyadi as its new UAE talent acquisition and client solutions consultant. As a Bahraini national and UAE resident, Seyadi brings a wealth of local knowledge, extensive...
Eversheds Sutherland has enhanced its capital markets offering with the hire of partner, Mohsin Abbasi. Abbasi joins the global law firm’s banking and finance team from Clifford Chance, Dubai. He brings a wealth of experience in...
HKA, a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support services, is delighted to welcome Lynsey Bromley back to its Expert Witness Practice. Lynsey Bromley previously worked at HKA for twelve...
Bird & Bird has appointed 13 partners, 3 senior counsel, 24 counsel, 1 legal director and 1 of counsel in its annual global promotion round. All effective from May 2024. Surabhi Singhi has been promoted to...
Charles Russell Speechlys announced the appointment of Partner, Nicola Jackson, who joins the Firm’s Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency (CRI) team in Dubai. Jackson was previously co-lead of Clyde & Co’s Insolvency & Restructuring-Related Disputes and Contentious Advisory Practice in...
Addleshaw Goddard has announced a new leadership role for Robin Hickman who has been appointed head of Middle East. Hickman succeeds Andrew Johnston who was elected Addleshaw Goddard managing partner for a term of four years,...
CMS continues its strategic expansion in the Middle East with the appointment of Energy and Infrastructure partner Keith Bullen. Bullen joins CMS from EY Law MENA, where he led the Energy and Infrastructure Law team. He...
Kennedys has appointed three new partners in Dubai as part of its annual round of promotions. Reem Bangina, Mehdi Seadon and Rishi Sengupta are among 17 promoted globally – nine women and eight men – and...
